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News: Phil Laak Sets Poker World Record

During the 2010 WSOP, Phil "The Unabomber" Laak set the Guinness world record for the most hours of poker played in a single session playing for 115 hours, smashing Paul Zimbler's unofficial record set at the 2009 WSOPE of 78 hours, 25 minutes and 45 seconds. When Laak broke Zimbler's record he announced, "There's a new sicko in town!"

 

Playing $10/$20 no-limit holdem, Phil started the session on June 2 at the Bellagio poker room in Las Vegas. He was joined intermittently by poker pros Scotty Nguyen, Andrew Robl, Thuy Doan, and his good friend Antonio Esfandiari. He was also cheered on by his Hollywood girlfriend Jennifer Tilly. 

 

After the enduro session, Phil was up $6,466 and is donating half of his earnings to Camp Sunshine.org, a charity which supports children with life threatening illnesses. Laak also earned a $1000 donation from "Kaz" after being challenged to do 30 pushups; Phil did 32 shortly after the 60 hour mark.

 

It is up to Guinness to decide the official final playing time after taking into account breaks away from the table.




Comments

115 hours, lol insane.

I can barely hold those 30.000 ppl tourneys, wtf with this guy, he's prolly using cocaine or something.

115 / 24 = 4.7 days AWAKE?

Cocaine!
viceroid (Administrator) 545.42 GB 527.16 GB 1.03 Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
Or amphetamines too  
v0id 73.98 GB 73.14 GB 1.01 Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
I think it was Doyle who said he did at least 5 days straight once. Would just lose track of time, no idea if it's even day or night outside.. Full on
Serin --- --- --- Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
If someone will bankroll me at the bellagio big game I'll play for 10 days straight
Serin --- --- --- Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
My first article! Thanks for the comments guys. It's good to see people respond, so I know at least someone is reading it. I was intrigued by this accomplishment, as I have been curious about Modafinil since I heard about it years ago. I agree Phil must have taken cocaine, amphetamine, or some other kind of drug.  
poooker (Content Administrator) --- --- --- Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
Yeah prolly coce.

Pretty sick even from a sick guy like Phil.  

woah!

Thanks for the nice article poooker   Cheers!
AlBufalah (Upload Administrator) 3.83 TB 565.13 GB 6.94 Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
Modafinil aka Provigil/Nuvigil would definitely work. That stuff is good
Gift2k1 56.16 GB 29.43 GB 1.91 Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
I always thought laak is a coke addict. This just confirms it  
inexhale 37.78 GB 30.97 GB 1.22 Jun 07, 2010 ‐ Report
MAN LOL.

Listen,  for real, maybe he used something legal, like caffeine, or red bull.

Or mmm Cocaine ROFLMAO...but yeah, I say, maybe he found out the way to do it legally

Vice
viceroid (Administrator) 545.42 GB 527.16 GB 1.03 Jun 08, 2010 ‐ Report
I went to the same University as Phil Laak. It's a BIG TIME party school. The town that it's in was the basis for the movie Animal House. That might give you a clue as to whether he was taking something or not.
peabody 4.25 TB 574.36 GB 7.58 Jun 08, 2010 ‐ Report
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